One caught, two at large in Galliano armed robbery

A Harvey man was arrested and two other men are being sought in connection with an armed robbery Tuesday in Galliano, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Jordan GribbleStaff Writer

A Harvey man was arrested and two other men are being sought in connection with an armed robbery Tuesday in Galliano, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said.Joey Copous, 27, was arrested by Gretna Police Tuesday morning when he was found in the robbery victim's pickup truck, deputies said.The victim told deputies that three masked men with guns broke into his home in the 100 block of East 127th Street while he was asleep and stole money. They then tied him up and took items from the home, leaving in his truck.The victim freed himself and contacted authorities around 2:15 a.m., deputies said.Detectives sent out an alert to surrounding agencies to be on the lookout for the stolen truck, which Gretna Police found about 5:30 a.m.Copous allegedly refused to cooperate with officers, who found some of the victim's belongings in his possession, deputies said.Copous was charged with two counts of illegal possession of stolen things. He is being held at the Jefferson Parish jail on a $25,000 bond. He is also being held in connection with pending charges in Lafourche Parish that include armed robbery, use of a firearm in an armed robbery, false imprisonment and theft of a motor vehicle. The bond for these charges will be set at $1.15 million.Anyone with information on the other two suspects is asked to contact Bayou Region Crime Stoppers at 1-800-743-7433.